Ethyl methanoate
A methanoate ester whose oxygen-bound group is ethyl.
- Formula
- C3H6O2
- Functional group
- Esters
- Molar mass
- 74.08 g/mol
- Also known as
- Ethyl formate, Formic acid, ethyl ester, 甲酸乙酯
Overview
A methanoate ester whose oxygen-bound group is ethyl.
Hydrolysis separates the ester into ethanol and methanoic acid or methanoate. It shares a molecular formula with methyl ethanoate, but the carbon atoms are divided differently across the ester linkage. Those compounds are constitutional isomers, not interchangeable names.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C3H6O2
- Functional group
- Esters
- Molar mass
- 74.08 g/mol
- Also known as
- Ethyl formate, Formic acid, ethyl ester, 甲酸乙酯
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- CCOC=O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-2-5-3-4/h3H,2H2,1H3
- PubChem CID
- 8025
Related compounds
- Esters
A methanoate ester whose oxygen-bound group is ethyl.
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: Ethyl methanoate (CID 8025)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and selected English aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-16. Chinese search names are curated nomenclature translations. Unspecified stereochemistry remains unspecified.
- OpenStax Organic Chemistry: Chemistry of estersJohn McMurry · OpenStax · 2023
Supports the qualitative structural interpretation of the recorded molecular structure; no new physical measurement or verified preparative yield is claimed.